Alexander Gustafsson (18-8, 14) was born in Arboga, Sweden on January 15, 1987. At the age of 20 years on November 17, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Saku Heikkola, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On November 14, 2009, 22-year old Alexander Gustafsson made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC 105 against a 27-year old Jared Hamman, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Gustafsson's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Nikita Krylov at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall at age 35 on July 23, 2022. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 18 times in the UFC, and has a record of 10 wins and 8 losses in the promotion.
Some of Alexander Gustafsson's best fights have been against Jared Hamman, Vladimir Matyushenko, James Te Huna, Jimi Manuwa, Matt Hamill, Cyrille Diabaté and Thiago Silva.
Gustafsson has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26  | Jul 23, 2022 35 years, 6 months 18-8 (14) | 30 years, 4 months 27-9 (26) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
25  | Jul 26, 2020 33 years, 6 months 18-7 (14) | 42 years, 11 months 23-9-1 (17) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
24  | Jun 1, 2019 32 years, 4 months 18-6 (14) | 30 years, 10 months 32-14 (30) | UFC | LHW | 4 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
23  | Dec 29, 2018 31 years, 11 months 18-5 (14) | 31 years, 5 months 22-1 (14) | UFC | LHW | 3 | KO | LOSS Punches For UFC light-heavyweight title Vacant |
22  | May 28, 2017 30 years, 4 months 18-4 (14) | 37 years, 7 months 26-5 (20) | UFC | LHW | 5 | KO | WIN Punches |
21  | Sep 3, 2016 29 years, 7 months 17-4 (13) | 33 years, 6 months 19-5 (12) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Oct 3, 2015 28 years, 8 months 16-4 (13) | 36 years, 6 months 16-1 (10) | UFC | LHW | 5 | SD | LOSS For UFC light-heavyweight title |
19  | Jan 24, 2015 28 years 16-3 (13) | 30 years, 10 months 18-4 (12) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
18  | Mar 8, 2014 27 years, 1 months 16-2 (13) | 34 years 14-0 (14) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches |
17 | Sep 21, 2013 26 years, 8 months 15-2 (12) | 26 years, 2 months 18-1 (14) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC light-heavyweight title |
16  | Dec 8, 2012 25 years, 10 months 15-1 (12) | 31 years 21-6 (19) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
15  | Apr 14, 2012 25 years, 2 months 14-1 (12) | 29 years, 5 months 14-2 (13) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
14  | Dec 30, 2011 24 years, 11 months 13-1 (12) | 40 years, 11 months 26-5 (16) | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
13  | Aug 6, 2011 24 years, 6 months 12-1 (11) | 34 years, 10 months 10-3 (6) | UFC | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows | |
12  | Feb 27, 2011 24 years, 1 months 11-1 (10) | 29 years, 4 months 12-4 (11) | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
11  | Oct 16, 2010 23 years, 9 months 10-1 (9) | 37 years 16-6-1 (13) | UFC | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
10  | Apr 10, 2010 23 years, 2 months 9-1 (8) | 25 years, 6 months 5-0 (3) | UFC | 1 | SUB | LOSS Anaconda choke | |
9  | Nov 14, 2009 22 years, 9 months 9-0 (8) | 27 years, 8 months 11-1 (11) | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
8 | May 30, 2009 22 years, 4 months 8-0 (7) | Vladimir Shemarov | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
7 | Nov 8, 2008 21 years, 9 months 7-0 (6) | Pedro Quetglas | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Sep 13, 2008 21 years, 7 months 6-0 (5) | Krzysztof Kułak | KSW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
5 | May 10, 2008 21 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | Matteo Minonzio | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Mar 13, 2008 21 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Florian Muller | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee to the body | ||
3 | Feb 9, 2008 21 years 3-0 (3) | Farbod Fadami | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Dec 15, 2007 20 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Mikael Haydari | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Nov 17, 2007 20 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Saku Heikkola | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
